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The irony of Chinese vendors providing a breath of fresh low-DRM air.
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aerzen • today at 8:35 AM
It seems like China is becoming the "freedom superpower" while USA is getting "corporate superpower" vibes. Huh
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Aachen • today at 8:29 AM
Low DRM? I looked at Huawei devices because I figured they'd have to sell them here super cheap because of this downside most Europeans people will even see as a showstopper ("how will I install my precious WhatsApp??"), but
- they're among the most expensive (I could afford that if needed though)
- they don't allow hardware unlock (ehh.. what's the point, then, if I get a locked-down device with Chinese surprises!)
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Partially true, HarmonyOS NEXT is its own thing, with a Typescript based language ArkTS.
https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/arkts/
And now they are adding yet another one, AOT compiled, Cangjie
https://cangjie-lang.cn/en
Using Android fork has been a transition step.